An Algarve Garden

My Cestrum will be that big soon :D :D

 

Keep me posted walnut!

The rain came back yesterday afternoon, so finished my meander this morning ....

Cannas ...



The end of the Poinsettia ...



Abutilon hybridum "Canary Bird" ...



Pelargoniums tumbling out of the Ballerina apple tree pot at the front door ...

 

lovely pictures LoL well done

 

Thanks rosa. We are going between rains and sunshine so everything is going so fast. It will all be gone soon.

In the picture of the Poinsettia, there are two unopened BoPs behind ... they have opened this afternoon!

 

There was some colour on a May Day wander ...

Honeysuckle blooming on the arch ...



Colour on the kitchen patio ...



Mini roses opening ...



Gerberas in a pot ...



Callistemon viminalis (Bottlebrush) starting to open ...



Cestrum about to burst forth in bloom ...



Daisies in profusion, Euryops, Felicia and Osteopernums with Verbena in the pot behind ...



And a beauty of a Strelizia regina (Bird of Paradise) ...

 

great pic,s LOL i love bird of paradise

 

... and the Black-Eyed Susan is a picture again.

 

Show us a picture of that Brug when it flowers LoL, pretty please

 

Will do walnut ... I'll keep you posted on the Cestrum as well. Any sign of life with yours yet?

This was the Brug last Autumn ...





I did a real good cutback on it. Now I'm getting a lot of the lower leaves yellowing and dropping. I'm feeding it and gave it some iron ... any thoughts?

 

I'll start today's pics off with my signature ...

Passiflora Victoria Violacea ...



Passiflora caerulea ...



The last of the Lonicera periclymenum ...



The first Apple Blossoms on the Ballerina tree ...



My first Ruby Grapefruit (I just hope it hangs in there) ...



Limes anyone ? ...



Carnations holding up to the heat ...



Double Petunias on the kitchen patio ...

 

A lovely mix of colourful flowers and baby fruits this time Sis.

 

Fingers crossed all three cestrum cuttings seem to be doing well the "wild" ones keep throwing a flower out I am nipping it off to encourage the energy into roots, the cutting off your very own plant looks really strong,some of the vine and honeysuckle seeds are on their way also,thanks for the brug pic its a pretty colour looks like a suaveolens type I must have about forty on the go at the moment, sanguinea,suaveolens ,arborea,and suaveolens x aurea pictures will be posted as and when they flower,the only comment about your brug is the pot may be a bit on the small side as you know they are greedy feeders most of mine end up in 18" pots you can stabilise the watering and feeding better.

 

Morning walnut. The pot the Brug is in is only 13-14" so maybe I should get a bigger one because if the plant gets as big as last year it gets wobbly and topples in high winds even in its protected position under the Jacaranda.

 

LoL Just thought I would show you a picture of my white suaveolens.It's flowering its socks off at the moment - it is a problem with them blowing over, mine blew over yesterday even thought it has large pieces of flagstone on top. I think the best thing for greater stability is to bury or half bury the pots.

 

That's lovely, walnut, but I don't go for white plants here (hence me giving away my white one) because we have so much white with the walls.

I can't bury my pots as they stand in the sand garden on tiles on deckboard squares (design thing) so guess I'll go for the larger pot.

I'm jealous yours are blooming ... haven't got a bud in sight at the mo! :(